First post, but been lurking for a while. I've been on the lookout for nice classic Italian road frame (Colnago, Ciocc, Gios etc.) for a while in my size (60). A few months ago I spotted a tatty but basically sound Colnago Super on Evilbay. Pics to follow

Managed to win the auction and immediately got in touch with Argos regarding the resto. I was torn between going for Saronni red and keeping it the original blue, but eventually decided on the latter. The forks and seat stay also needed re-chroming and in a moment of madness I decided to go for the extravagance of chroming the head tube lugs. I supplied the decals, from Cyclomondo

In the meantime the hunt for a nice Super Record group and appropriate finishing kit began:

Yes, eBay can be a very scary place especially for the rarer stuff. It's definitely worth regularly scouring the stock lists of the various shops on the internet, the prices seem more reasonable. For example i recently saw the same stem on eBay go for more than twice what i paid.

Yes, eBay can be a very scary place especially for the rarer stuff. It's definitely worth regularly scouring the stock lists of the various shops on the internet, the prices seem more reasonable. For example i recently saw the same stem on eBay go for more than twice what i paid.

True, I bought a NOS 3TTT stem from a british mail order company after doing a google search. It is a genuine '95 part and I paid £9.99 ! £25+ on ebay !! They also had nos 3TTT ergo bars for the same price - £72 on ebay !!

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